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Wednesday 11 December 2019
Reece’s big break
All I want for Christmas...
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Sailing into national title
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Nelson nurses ‘burnt out’ Staff Reporter
A dire staff shortage in Nelson’s busy emergency department left nurses stressed, burnt out and in tears, unable to “bounce back” from stressful
events like patients dying, documents show. At times there weren’t enough nurses in Nelson Hospital’s ED to resuscitate patients safely, while in one case a patient’s suicide attempt was thwarted
with only seconds to spare, according to documents released through the Official Information Act. Stretched nurses were working close to eight hours without breaks and felt “coerced” into working
overtime until they found someone to take over their patients. Nurses were frequently texted to come to work early or on days off, and fatigued nurses feared making a serious mistake that could lead to a patient’s death and
see them struck off the register. The resulting poor work-life balance crushed nurses’ ability to cope with the daily stresses they faced on the job.
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‘We feel like God called us to Nelson’ Meet Garindale’s new owners In the space of only several days, a bank account that only had $125 in it was populated with the majority of the $1.6 million needed to purchase the former Catholic boy’s school in north Nelson.
Youth With A Mission Nelson, which is part of a global Christian movement, says the financial help to get them into the former Garindale estate is part of a larger plan at play.
Now they have a permanent home in Wakapuaka with big plans to do God’s work in the community.
Full story on page 14
The Youth With A Mission Nelson crew who have taken over the former Garindale estate – Rob and Meri Gonzales, Manuel Seitz, Marina Dietsch, Julie Pippin and Annie and Rex Lynch. Photo: Charles Anderson.
Vern believed all he was saying ‘yes’ to was a glass of Fanta.
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